Pharmacy

Start your journey to becoming a registered and practising pharmacist on our pharmacy mpharm degree learning with expert staff in modern labs.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

As a pharmacy student you are required to take part in work based placements throughout the course. placements are organised to offer a wide range of opportunities in different healthcare settings. whilst some of the placements are in huddersfield you will also be expected to travel to the surrounding towns and cities to experience different settings. most students travel by public transport but some also take part in car sharing. whilst on placement and during professional activities you will be expected to wear business dress, so you will need to have at least one professional outfit.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

In order to become a legally qualified pharmacist in the uk, you must be registered with the general pharmaceutical council (gphc). membership is granted to graduates with a degree in pharmacy from an approved uk university. this is conditional upon successfully completing a foundation training year at an approved establishment and passing the gphc registration exam. the foundation training year can involve hospital, community and industry settings. if you're considering hospital or community pharmacy the training is usually 12 months. if you're considering the pharmaceutical industry, the training is 6 months combined with 6 months in either hospital or community pharmacy. you can find out more about careers in pharmacy on the royal pharmaceutical society website and registration requirements from the general pharmaceutical council. in addition to working as a practising pharmacist, as a graduate of this course you may consider a career in drug discovery, formulation, analysis and quality control, clinical trials, patents, medical journalism, regulatory affairs, medical sales and marketing, research and teaching

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Huddersfield has partnerships with the following companies: